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love_n death_n live_v soul_n 3,042 5 4.9077 4 false
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A39168 An Elegy (sacred) to the immortal memory of that most renowned, religious, prudent, and victorious commander, Henry Ireton late lord deputy of Ireland, &c. 1652 (1652) Wing E445A; ESTC R36191 1,147 1

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